Commission Actions

FTC Report on Pet Medications Industry Finds Veterinarians Face Increasing Competition from Non-Veterinary Retail Outlets

Date

May 27, 2015

A Federal Trade Commission report on the pet medications industry noted fast growth and a changing landscape of suppliers – with veterinarians seeing increased competition from non-traditional sellers...

Closing Letters

Military Pet, Inc.

Date

May 27, 2015

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to West Moore, Military Pet, Inc. (236.35 KB)

May 26, 2015

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Julie Brill In the Matter of Reynolds American, Inc. and Lorillard Inc.

Date

May 26, 2015

Julie Brill, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

141-0168

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Julie Brill In the Matter of Reynolds American, Inc. and Lorillard Inc. (68.95 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Joshua D. Wright In the Matter of Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc.

Date

May 26, 2015

Joshua D. Wright, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

141-0168

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Joshua D. Wright In the Matter of Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. (110.72 KB)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC);

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Reynolds American, Inc. and Lorillard Inc.

Date

May 26, 2015

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair;

Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner;

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman

Matter Number

141-0168

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Reynolds American, Inc. and Lorillard Inc. (24.95 KB)

FTC Requires Reynolds and Lorillard to Divest Four Cigarette Brands as a Condition of $27.4 Billion Merger

Date

May 26, 2015

Tobacco companies Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. have agreed to divest four cigarette brands to Imperial Tobacco Group to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $27.4...

Statement of the Commission

Ashworth College Settles FTC Charges it Misled Students About Career Training, Credit Transfers

Date

May 26, 2015

Ashworth College has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges it misrepresented to students that they would get the training and credentials needed to switch careers or get a new job, and...

Case Timeline Item

LabMD, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 26, 2015

Date

May 26, 2015

Administrative Law Judge's Order Denying Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (871.69 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Ashworth College (timeline item) - May 26, 2015

Date

May 26, 2015

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (184.23 KB)

[Proposed] Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Suspended Monetary Judgment (823.44 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Reynolds American Inc., and Lorillard, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 26, 2015

Date

May 26, 2015

Agreement Containing Consent Order (26.66 KB)

Decision and Order [Redacted Public Version] (100.62 KB)

Complaint (24.66 KB)

Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment (28.73 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Brill

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Wright

Case Timeline Item

Sysco, USF Holding Corp., and US Foods, Inc. (timeline item) - May 26, 2015

Date

May 26, 2015

Plaintiff's Corrected Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (14.06 MB)

May 22, 2015

FTC Requests Public Comment on Panasonic’s Application to Approve Sale of Assets It Uses to Manufacture Portable Sub-C Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries

Date

May 22, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Panasonic Corporation for approval to sell to FDK Corporation assets from Panasonic’s facility in Suzhou, China...

Petition of Panasonic Corporation and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. For Approval of Sale of Certain Assets Related To the Manufacture of Sub-C Portable NiMH Battery Products To FDK Corporation (1.32 MB)

FTC Will Keep Consumer Product Warranty Rules in Current Form with Some Modifications

Date

May 22, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission has completed its review of the Interpretations, Rules, and Guides under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and will keep them in their present form, with certain changes to...

Federal Register Notice

Nice-Pak Products, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

Date

May 22, 2015

Federal Register Notice

Final Action: Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Interpretations; Rules Governing Disclosure of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions, Pre-Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms, and Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures; and Ad Guides

Date

May 22, 2015

Case Timeline Item

Panasonic Corporation and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 22, 2015

Date

May 22, 2015

Case Timeline Item

Nice-Pak Products, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 22, 2015

Date

May 22, 2015

Federal Register Notice Containing Proposed Consent Agreement (187.89 KB)

May 21, 2015

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Ohlhausen In the 2015 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Review

Date

May 21, 2015

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen (18.89 KB)

Public Statement

How to Regulate the Internet of Things Without Harming its Future: Some Do’s and Don’ts

Date

May 21, 2015

How to Regulate the Internet of Things Without Harming its Future: Some Do’s and Don’ts (1.13 MB)